A Different Kind of DSO

As a dental practice owner, you’re well aware of all of the obligations that come with operating your business. It’s more than just patient care that you’re focused on—you’re involved with everything from staffing toinventory management to marketing. Being short-staffed can further divert your attention away fromyour practice’s growth strategy as you tackle recruitment, interviews, and onboarding. It’sunderstandable if you’re feeling overwhelmed with growing your practice, but rest assured thatHeartland Dental can be by your side to support you as your team and practice grows. Growing your team Practices that affiliate with Heartland Dental have access to a variety of services that help them growtheir teams without disrupting patient care. To be successful in today’s hiring market, it’s vital to beactively seeking and recruiting potential candidates, opposed to waiting for them to apply on their own.Our Recruitment team supports you behind the scenes for your practice, continuously seeking outclinicians and connecting them to opportunities that they might not have otherwise found. This teamexcels in assisting you to provide candidates with the best possible hiring experience by sharing the truevalue of joining a Heartland Dental supported practice and providing world-class communication fromthe initial conversation to the in-person interviews. A solid experience combined with meaningfulincentives, like competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, has proven successful in today’s toughhiring landscape and allows our supported doctors the opportunity to experience moreclinical independence.

Pat Bauer Named One of Incisal Edge’s Top 32 Most Influential People in Dentistry

It’s no secret that hiring dental professionals has been difficult for quite some time, and the COVID-19 pandemic notably sparked a labor shortage for dental hygienists in particular.1 Operating your practice with an understaffed team not only makes it difficult to see a full schedule ofpatients, but also may result in you and your practice manager being stretched thin as you focus moreon hiring than patient care.The good news is, dental employment shows a bright outlook. According to the U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics, from 2020 to 2030, the job outlook is on track to grow faster than average for both hygienistsand dental assistants, meaning you could see a new surge of interest soon.Looking to improve your hiring strategy to make the most of an encouraging employment outlook?Here are five strategies to consider implementing into your recruiting efforts: